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...serving the greater good may not necessarily be on the minds of current graduate students. “I don’t think it’s the reason most people go to grad school, but I suppose there are some public goods it has the effect of producing,” said Simon I. Rippon, a graduate student in philosophy. But Deborah A. Popowski, a third-year student at Harvard Law School, said she hoped her degree will further the public good in some way. “That’s why I went to law school...
...Grand Theft Auto IV hits shelves today, parents and political pundits will be sure to debate the effect of the new installment of the game—that has frequently been seen as controversial due to its portrayal of violence—on teenage behavior. But in their recently published book Grand Theft Childhood, Medical School Professors Cheryl K. Olson and Lawrence A. Kutner say that this link may be more tenuous than previously thought. In 2004, Olson and Kutner began a $1.5 million study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice to tease out the connection between...
...because the Apatow humor aesthetic is founded upon the riff. Riffs are all about timing and sequence, and to get people into stitches you need to keep ’em coming. The writers of these films seem to be hyper-conscious of this fact—and the effect is that they can leave the viewer in a bit of a comedic haze upon viewing. I remember leaving “Knocked Up” amused, not remembering what exactly was funny but knowing that something surely was. The same thing goes for the latest out of Apatow?...
...visa to the United States just got even harder. Last week, the Federal Register outlined new and increased prices for visa applications. Those wanting to apply for academic or vocational visas (F, J, and M visas) may have to pay up to $200 when these changes take effect on October 1, the start of the fiscal year of 2009. Not only do these increases heighten already problematic economic barriers for international visitors, but their purpose—to upgrade a federal surveillance program —reflects an abhorrently nativist governmental view toward non-immigrant visitors. The proposals seek...
...support Harvard’s international programs and arts education, making the bequest—announced Friday—one of the largest donations the University has ever received. We commend Mr. Rockefeller for his generosity, which is exemplary of what funding with a vision can do to effect change...